The Advanced Materials Revolution: Effects on Third World Development

Helena M. M. Lastres

Chapter 3 in New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries, 1997, pp 68-92 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The group of advanced materials includes ceramics, polymers, metals and composites. These were introduced into the world economy on a significant scale in the second half of the twentieth century; they are characterized by a high degree of purity, high technical performance features, and by high value added in the production process.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Gross Domestic Product; Generic Technology; Interaction Initiate; Major Metal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25836-9_4

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